Comments on: Good Deal or Not? Former “Judging Buildings” Edition

By: CABHF

CABHF — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:14:39 +0000

It’s across the street from a huge iron sign that says “Ledroit Park.” I think it’s fair to say it’s in Ledroit in the same way 1st and N and 11th and N both say Shaw. Close enough

By: eric in ledroit

eric in ledroit — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 03:23:43 +0000

some of the larger condos in the original parker flats building are comparable, seriously incredible and great purchases if you believe as I do that ledroit park in 10 years will be an architectural showpiece. and they are much less than this condo.

By: LNic

LNic — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 02:21:09 +0000

true, Parker Flats blow this listing out of the water.

By: New2CH

New2CH — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:02:56 +0000

Odd that with such an imaginative outside, the inside is so blah … nothing at all remarkable in the design, and a few elements feel way off (like the staircase) … I’d say this will end up selling for closer to 500k than the 600k they are asking … four-five blocks to the west, they’d get 600, but this ain’t yet five blocks to the west … if you are going to ask designer prices, you’d better offer designer product.

By: eric in ledroit

eric in ledroit — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:56:20 +0000

ledroit park begins at the sign – this is across the street (or close to it) but not in the LDP. The southern border is florida, eastern border is 6th.

the area between LDP and the revived “U Street District” (which now roughly begins at 9th) is definitely running behind the two areas it is sandwiched between. However, ledroit and bloomingdale and U street all continue to grow so this will be a prime location within a decade. but logan prices now feel a bit high for that place especially when compared to the amazing condos at the Juniper (all sold now, the awesome renovation behind the LDP sign) and the much more affordable but very, very slick places in Parker Flats in western bloomingdale.

By: LNic

LNic — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:42:56 +0000

p.p.s. i’m bringing back “hella”.

By: LNic

LNic — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:42:37 +0000

p.s. that’s a hella low condo fee.

By: LNic

LNic — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:40:16 +0000

I’ve long admired this building (“long” meaning at least a year since I noticed its existence)… as a Bloomie (Bloomingdale resident), I can see that part of town as not being totally desirable yet. Not here, not U Street, not Logan, stuck somewhere in the middle.

Lil on the high priced side, but I like the place!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:21:07 +0000

Why would they throw this modern thing up in the middle of this neighborhood? It would be a handsome building in another part of the city but not here. This building should go next to the one on Georgia Avenue that was shown last week.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:14:42 +0000

$600k for a condo in this area and this economy strikes me as wishful thinking. I’d stay it still has an awful lot of up-and-coming to do before it starts to command these we-have-arrived prices.

And absolutely agreed that telling me you have a large private balcony for sale falls well short of showing it to me.